Member Spotlight 5/28/25

CBA Today eNewsletter,

Georgia Banking Company (GBC), Atlanta, announces the launch of its Retail Mortgage origination channel. Doug Cashbon will serve as Managing Director and John Steele as Director of Retail Mortgage.

Boone Kennedy, Vice President, First Port City Bank, Bainbridge, is a recent graduate of the Bainbridge-Decatur County Chamber of Commerce’s 2024–2025 Leadership Decatur County program.

Congratulations to Brian Bazemore, President & CEO, and the team at The Citizens Bank of Cochran on being named to the Top 100 community banks in the nation with Assets under $3 Billion based on ratings by S&P Global for 2024. 

Wes Peters, VP/Market Manager from Legacy State Bank’s Monroe office, is pictured with other winners accepting the award for "Employer of the Year" at The Walton Tribune's Visions Magazine award ceremony.

CBA presented the Lifetime Service Award to Kim Colby, SVP & Director of Leadership & Professional Development at Flint Community Bank, Albany, celebrating her 48 years of dedicated service to the banking industry. She is pictured with CEO Scott Tomlinson and Frank Griffin, President and Lindsay Greene, CBA.

Mauldin & Jenkins, was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Athens-Limestone County. Read more.